Hi all,
On April 4, 1966, Ron Sullivan was driving by car at night when he saw a 'light' in an adjacent paddock. He then stated that the headlights of his car veered to the right for no apparent reason. Later inspection revealed an unusual area of disturbed soil in the paddock where the 'light' had been observed.
The incident was recorded at the time in:
The following is drawn from an audio recording with Ron Sullivan, by James E McDonald, during a visit to Australia in 1967.
Identification Code/CD: 3T16S204/CD52
On April 4, 1966, Ron Sullivan was driving by car at night when he saw a 'light' in an adjacent paddock. He then stated that the headlights of his car veered to the right for no apparent reason. Later inspection revealed an unusual area of disturbed soil in the paddock where the 'light' had been observed.
The incident was recorded at the time in:
- The 'Melbourne Age.' 7 & 12 April 1966.
- The 'Ballarat Courier.' 12 April 1966.
- The 'Maryborough Advertiser.' 15 April 1966.
- APRO Bulletin. May 1966. p.1.
- Australian Flying Saucer Review (Victorian edition) No. 5, p.12. July 1966.
James E McDonald interview
The following is drawn from an audio recording with Ron Sullivan, by James E McDonald, during a visit to Australia in 1967.
Identification Code/CD: 3T16S204/CD52
Date
Recorded: July 1967
File Size: 21.0
MB
Interview Duration
(m:s): 21:55
Interview
Details: James McDonald interviews Ronald F Sullivan
Sighting Date:
7 April 1966
Sighting Time:
Ca. 2030 hrs
Location of
Sighting: Maryborough to St Arnaud Road, Victoria, Australia
Duration of
Sighting: Not stated during recording
Witness(es):
Ronald F Sullivan
Sullivan
was driving long a bitumen road in a 1965 Ford Falcon sedan, at approximately
60 mph (96 km/hr) speed. The sky was
very clear. There was no moonlight and
there was a slight breeze. He first saw
a light and thought it was the rear lights of a tractor in a paddock. As he got closer he saw a light, that lifted
off the ground. This light had, ‘Tubes
of coloured lights.’ These ‘lights’ were,
‘All the colours of the spectrum.’ The tubular
coloured lights were coming off it. There
appeared to be a, ‘Disc or cone 10 to 15 feet (3 to 4.5 metres) in diameter.’ Each ‘tube’ was four to five inches (10 to 13
cm) in diameter.
The police determined
that the position of the object, in the paddock, could have been 20 to 30 feet
(6 to 9 metres) from the road, since a depression was found in the paddock
located that distance from the road. The
‘disc’ was estimated to be 20 to 30 feet (six to nine metres) above the ground,
at one point.
The most
unusual aspect was that this car’s headlight’s beam ‘bent’ to the right,
towards this light formation, ‘As if they were magnetised.’
McDonald
asked if Sullivan could see the beams of his headlights, Sullivan said, ‘Yes.’ Questioning then lead to the suggestion that
a car, half a mile ahead (one km), and going in the same direction, as
Sullivan, was kicking up dust. This was
suggested as the reason Sullivan could see the beams of his headlights. The headlights of the car were sealed in and
could not independently move.
The police,
Sargent Suttie of Maryborough, found a ground marking in the paddock. A circular depression in the ground, four to
five feet (10 to 13 cm) in diameter and seven to eight inches (18-20cm) deep. These measurements were smaller than what
Sullivan would have estimated from the size of the ‘disc’. There were no human or animal markings around
the depression. The soil inside seemed
to have been rippled in a clockwise direction.
Ron Sullivan in 2014 - image courtesy VUFOA |
Sullivan
noted no unusual noise above the noise of his vehicle. The motor of his car was not affected, just
the headlight’s beam appeared bent. Responding
to a question from McDonald about suffering any physiological effects, Sullivan
said, ‘Only paralysis.’ Further
questioning led him to say, ‘A temporary mental paralysis.’ He was not frightened at the time, but hours
later he queried what had happened.
At the time
he had only told his wife about this event.
However, when he heard about the death of a motorist in that same spot,
he told the Police what he had seen. They
went out with Sullivan to the spot and found the depression in the paddock.
McDonald
then questioned Ronald about the ‘bent’ headlight’s beam. Sullivan admitted it was difficult to properly
describe what exactly occurred to the headlights. However, the following points were given. The total duration of the effect to the
headlights was only, ‘A couple of seconds.’ The headlights beam veered to the right by 30
to 45 degrees. The headlights had then
momentarily turned off. Following this
they came back on and the beam ‘bent’ 30 to 45 degrees to the right. Then the headlights functioned normally. Sullivan said it was difficult to describe
this incident. He used the words, ‘The
ground location of the bend was the same.’
He did not
stop to investigate but travelled approximately 40 miles (64 km) to his
destination.
McDonald
asked if the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) had investigated, Sullivan said, ‘They
had not.’ McDonald asked if the
Department of Civil Aviation had investigated, he said, ‘No, they had not.’ Only the police, UFO Investigation Center (UFOIC)
and Victorian Flying Saucer Research Society (VFSRS), and some university
students had investigated this sighting.
Ronald
concluded that the headlights had been ‘bent’ by ‘magnetism’ or ‘gravity’.
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